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A week later, the impatient Leland father and son arrived in Chicago to meet Xu Zhouyang, and they rushed to California to start his business. (The fastest update speed is on the Aishang Novel Network biquge.info)

The new company also moved to Long Beach, California, where Situ Nan had prepared a qiē for them.

It's a farewell again!

The Detroit River Pier is full of busy boats. Travelers, or goods via Lake Michigan go east via the canal to New York, or south via the canal into the Mississippi River, and then all the way south to the southern seaport of New Orleans, and then to the rest of the world.

"Mr. Leland, everything is ready for you in Los Angeles, and I hope that Cummins-Lin Reading Company will put the company's flagship product, the V8 engine, on the plane." Situ Nan admonished.

Smart people don't need to point too deeply, Situ Nan will understand as soon as he says Old Leland.

"Hmm. Don't worry, I'm more anxious than you! Henry Leland Sr. quipped, looking confident.

"Yes, Stoney, I'm sure you'll receive good news from us soon." Wilfer Leland said.

Well, this father and son really deserve to be "brothers who fight tigers, and soldiers who go into battle". Situ Nan nodded, smiled, and acquiesced.

At this moment, there was a sudden exclamation from the dock, and a newsboy shouted: "Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, Germany declares unlimited submarine warfare!" ・・・・・”

There was a stir on the docks, and everyone was talking.

"Give me a newspaper!" Situ Nan flew over with a "George Washington" and took a newspaper from the newsboy.

This is the freshly baked "New York Times", it is still a little warm to the touch, and Situ Nan can still smell the mimeograph.

He opened it and it read: "Yesterday, January 25, 1917, Germany announced that it would no longer warn the destruction of any ships to or from England. This decision of the German side caused a sensation in the United States, and President Woolold Wilson urgently summoned his aides to discuss it after receiving the news, and it is believed that the news will soon come out of the White House. For follow-up reports, stay tuned to ・・・・・・"

"Huh? The time is wrong, why is it advanced? Situ Nan muttered with the newspaper, but there was an uproar in his heart.

He clearly remembered that the time when Germany announced the unrestricted submarine war was February 3, 1917, why was it suddenly advanced by a week? Is it because of the butterfly effect?

Thinking of the past few years, he sold mortars, steel, oil, grain, canned goods or something, as long as the British needed him, he tried to sell them to the British, although some goods were sunk in the Atlantic, but over time, the quantity was also objective.

And not long ago, I also took over $300 million in US Treasury bonds from the British, and these national bonds were eventually turned into supplies and sent to the front! It seems that he really "aids and abuses"?

Thinking of this, Situ Nan's scalp was a little numb.

Is it really because of yourself? Situ Nan was a little convinced but not sure, in his past and present lives, he would not think that he was a man of the hour, and he could change the trajectory of history with a wave of his hand.

Perhaps?! But that's just a little bit, it's very insignificant. The damned will still die, the one who should lose will still lose, and the one who should sink will continue to sink, the world still runs according to the original trajectory, and the general trend of history will never change lightly because of a certain person.

After some self-hypnosis, Situ Nan returned to normal. No one noticed a terrifying entanglement in Situ Nan's heart just now,

"Oh my God! Is this true? Old Lelan snatched the newspaper from Situ Nan's hand, and couldn't believe the news in front of him.

"Dad, why don't we make a train instead! The newspapers said that the Germans' submarines could sail to the west coast of the Atlantic! Wilford said. Obviously, he was afraid of the German submarines, and he was a little frightened.

"What? What are you talking nonsense? If the Germans' submarines dare to sail to our side, will our big white fleet eat? Why don't you kill them all? ”

Old Leland glanced at his son dissatisfied, this son is good at everything, but he has less courage.

"Damn the Germans! Brutal and brutal Germanic mongrel! The last time they sank our Lusitania, and now they are going to play with fire again? Do they want to go to war? Old Leland said indignantly.

This is an old man, don't look at his age, his beard and hair are gray, but his body is still very tough. When he was young, he was a hot young man, otherwise he would not have participated in the Lin Reading Squadron. He is an admirer of Lin Reading, which can be seen from the Lin Reading Company named after Lin Reading.

Unfortunately, Henry Leland was considered too small to go into battle with the Southerners, and was only offered a job as an ordnance officer in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Although his experience in the armory factory influenced him to create a Cadillac car, not being able to go to war became a lifelong regret for Leland Sr.

After so many years, the stunned young man who was ignorant and enthusiastic has now become a wise old man with gray sideburns, but that enthusiasm has not changed. To him, the Germans were not much different from the brutal Southerners of more than fifty years ago.

Woo woo woo -

A low boat whistle echoes over the banks of the Detroit River.

"Mr. Leland, it's time to get on board. When you get to Los Angeles, remember to call back. Situ Nan urged the still chattering old Leland to board the ship.

"Well, it's time to go! Damn the Germans, I almost forgot to get on board again! I'm going to make an advanced plane and let those bitches know how good Leland is. Old Leland said, waving his fist.

Having learned that the Germans had announced an unrestricted submarine war, Leland knew what this meant for the United States.

He had a sense of urgency that the U.S. government would not have much time for the Cummins-Lin Reading Aircraft Company, so the Cummins-Lin Reading Aircraft Company had to come up with qualified products and must catch up with this good opportunity.

"Okay. Then I'll wait for your good news. If things go well, I'll probably be back in Los Angeles in the second half of the year to meet you. Situ Nan said.

"Will, take care of your father, he's old after all." Situ Nan told Wilfer Dao.

"I will, Stoney! Here we go. Bye! Wilfer Leland said. He wanted to go up to help his father, but was thrown away by the aroused old Leland.

"Well, bye-bye!"

Looking at Old Lelan's proud appearance, Situ Nan couldn't help laughing in his heart: what a rebellious old man, but also quite cute.

As the ship drifted away, Lake Michigan had flooded Leland and his son. This time, the whole family moved to Los Angeles. Probably never coming back to Detroit again.

In the gradually blurred vision, Situ Nan sighed with emotion. This time it was a big deal, not only to buy an aircraft engine company, but also to incorporate the Leland father and son and half of the brilliant engineers they brought out from Cadillac.

Situ Nan did not doubt that the Cummins-Lin Reading Plane Company would be successful, but hoped that it would be able to catch the good times of the First World War. Let's hope Leland and his son won't let them down!

Situ Nan thought to himself.

Because of his intervention, the fate of Leland father and son is estimated to change. It's a pity that I don't know if the Lelan father and son still have the heart to get a car? Will the world-famous Lin Reading Car be born?

Historically, Lin Reading Book Company was founded after the outbreak of World War I after the Leland father and son rebelled against GM, and the two father and son insisted on producing aircraft engines, and as a result, they fell out with GM.

After the end of the war, their father and son's minds returned to automobiles, and they no longer produced aircraft engines, but started cars again, which is the origin of the famous Lin Shuxue car.

Unfortunately, in the post-war recession of the United States, the newborn Lin Shushu Automobile almost died, and finally had to be sold to Ford for $8 million, which was the only brand of Ford cars in the high-end car at that time.

The end of Leland's father and son was not very good, and after Lin Xueshu Automobile committed to marry Ford, they had a disagreement with Henry Ford, and as a result, they were swept out of the Lin Reading Automobile Company they created.

It's a bit fatalistic! In fact, there are too many companies like Leland & Sons in the United States, and after the company is swallowed up, it is not uncommon for the founders to be swept out of the company they created.

However, there are also family businesses that control the company, and Ford Motor is one of them. Since the time of Henry, the Ford Motor Company has been the forbidden domain of the Ford family, which is inaccessible to outsiders, and the family's control of Ford Motor has reached 100% at one time, and it has remained for decades.

It wasn't until after Henry Ford's death that his descendants, egged on by Wall Street brokers, went public in 1956, though the family controlled more than 40 percent of Ford's prime shares.

The reason why the car king is the car king is indeed domineering enough, otherwise he would not be able to compete with the wealthy General Motors for a hundred years and still not fall behind. That's why Stuart never considered buying Ford.

Cooperate? I don't think Henry Ford is a big reader.

As for General Motors, forget it.

There was only the third option left, it was better to ask for others than for yourself, and Situ Nan decided to do it himself. This visit to Detroit is off to a great start, and it's a real rarity! With more efforts, it is estimated that its own car company will not be far off.

As for some people who are reluctant to go to California, Situ Nan has also made proper arrangements. After all, Detroit is the world-famous automobile capital, so how could Situ Nan be satisfied with just getting a grass-roots aircraft engine company? Isn't that empty into the treasure mountain?

What's yet to come?

The Cummins-Lin Reading Aircraft Company was just an appetizer, and Situ Nan did not expect the current aircraft company to achieve much all at once.

The aircraft industry has only been developing for a short time, the market is still small, and Cummins Power only needs to follow up the technical research in a timely manner, and there is no need for large investment for a while.

But the auto industry is different, it has begun to mature, and every day hundreds of cars are driven off the assembly line of Ford's and GM's workshops and sold all over the United States.

It made Situ Nan's heart itch.

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